Where does “gois” come from?

gois (Portuguese) comes from Old Frisian gōs, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

gois (Portuguese): plural of gol

Definitions

  1. plural of gol

Ancestry of “gois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiangōsgoose
2Proto-Germanicgansgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Old Frisian gōs →